Features Metakritiko Film
While the struggle for freedom and equality is a resonating theme in Suzanne Collins’s post-apocalyptic dystopian future, some of her readers have used their own freedom of speech to criticize the colored casting of District 4 tributes Rue and Thresh, as well as other key characters in the book. Thresh and Rue belong to District 4, the agricultural hub of Panem, distinct for being populated by what is the equivalent of today’s African-Americans.
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Nothing else quite tickles our inner child and brings to mind words like “epic” or “awesome” than the idea of fictional characters from separate worlds coming together to do battle or to join forces against a bigger threat (or both, usually in that order).
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Whenever I feel like watching a movie at the cinema, I always do a little research first so I know if I should actually spend my precious time and money. I also do it so I can set my expectations accordingly if it’s something I’ll be watching with friends who have already set the date. I went into t...
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I've been craving for an action movie that is a 'thinking' film in spite of the gore and violence associated with the genre. Then Drive rolled in, as if on cue . D espite my reservations and protestations on the Cannes-winning film , I am forced to concede that it deserves a place in the pantheon of great ...
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These past two years have been great for the world’s most famous non-Batman fictional detective. 2009’s Sherlock Holmes , starring Robert Downey, Jr. in the titular role, shook up our perceptions of the snooty Sherlock, showing that the detective can hold his own not only in a battle of wits, but a ba...
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